Summary: Some political news from France and from Croatia, where Benoît Battistelli and Željko Topić (respectively) come from

THE European Patent Office is under political fire from many directions these days. Some examples that are not publicly known (yet) may be shown here later this month or next month.

According to this new comment: "In a reaction of President Battistelli dated 20 November 2015 (http://www.pyleborgn.eu/2015/11/crise-a-loeb-reponse-du-president-battistelli/ ) on the letter of Pierre-Yves Le Borgn` député des Français de l`étranger dated 18 November 2015 send to Mr. Emmanuel Macron, Ministre de l`Economie et de l`ÃŒndustrie I read the following:

Battistell: €¨Tout d'abord, il est totalement faux d'affirmer que des €« interrogatoires d'une rare violence €» auraient été menés. Cela est d'autant plus facile à prouver que ces interviews sont enregistrées. Par ailleurs, il n'est pas acceptable de jeter ainsi le discrédit sur l'unité d'enquête de l'Office, composée de mères et de pères de familles dévoués a une tâche souvent bien difficile mais indispensable dans la lutte contre la fraude, le harcèlement et autres délits qui peuvent déstabiliser notre organisation.€¨

In English ۬First of all, it is completely false to affirm that of them " cross-examinations of a rare violence" would have been led. It is of as much easier to prove than these interviews are recorded. Otherwise, it is not acceptable to throw the discredit thus on the unit of investigation of the office, composed of mothers and fathers of devoted families having a task often very difficult but indispensable in struggle against the fraud, the harassment and other offenses that can destabilize our organization.۬

The commenter added this personal opinion: "Your behavior is disgusting Battistelli. You speak about fathers and mothers in the Investigation Unit. The disciplinary committee did not recommend dismissal for Ion Brumme because he has five children - one is just a baby - and a loan to pay on his house, but YOU Battistelli dismissed him. Shame shame shame. Battistelli writes further that these interviews of the Investigation Unit are recorded. Why was it not allowed to Mrs Els Hardon to make recordings? I am sure you have many things to hide. Of course you will never make public your, perhaps manipulated, recordings. The trial of Mrs Hardon of her disciplinary procedure is missing even elementary fundamental principles of the law.It also seems that Mr R. Lutz feels home in this dictatorial system."

Not only Battistelli is having political problems.

Željko Topić, Battistelli's right-hand man, is having his defamation case discontinued after it repeatedly collapsed (and caused great financial damage to the accused) while a new Croatian Government has just been announced.

"It looks like Mr. Topić's old friend (the former minister Dragan Primorac)," one source told us, "did not make it into the new Croatian government." (source: "Prime Minister-Designate Orešković Presents New Croatian Government")

"He had originally been tipped as the most likely candidate for the Foreign Affairs Ministry," we have been told, "but it could be that the whiff of scandal (relating to Topić) counted against him."

"In case further prosecution is sought," we replied, one can "guess there will be fewer strings left to pull from up above."

We previously showed how Topić was, by the face of it, trying to select politically-connected lawyers for his case. "I am very curious about the other criminal charges allegedly or reportedly pressed against Topić," I added. The mysteries surrounding Topić in Croatia can help explain union-busting, which seems to be the 'department' of Topić and Raimund Lutz these days. Recall what Topić did in Croatia when people expressed disagreement. ⬆